The song features the lines: "Told her I'm not really looking for another mistake, called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait, but then I jumped right in a week later returned, I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn."

In the track the star claims his then-girlfriend cheated on him with a pal in the same hotel they were all staying in, while he was downstairs.

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Talking about the song, Ed said: “The story in Don’t is 100% true. I could have gotten nastier – there was more s*** that I didn’t put in.

“I was seeing someone for a bit, and then they ended up physically involved with one of my friends in the same hotel that we were staying in, while I was downstairs. And I feel like: ‘Treat people how you want to be treated’.”

While speaking on Howard Stern recently, the guitar strummer was asked outright if someone from the famous band inspired the hit.

The X hitmaker replied: "The papers say a lot of things. I have kept my mouth shut about everything.

"I didn't really come out of that situation upset. I was just pissed off. I just thought it was a bit disrespectful."